1 Great George Street London SW1P 3AA

23/07657/FULLFull Planning Permission ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 28 December 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Renewal of lead covering and glass to main dome above central staircase, renewal of rooflights, replacement of roof coverings and installation of PV solar panels. (Linked to 23/07658/LBC)

Received: 3 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: City of Westminster
Ward: St James's

ReceivedReceived3 Nov
ValidatedValidated3 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date29 Dec
DecidedDecided28 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at 1 Great George Street London SW1P 3AA. Westminster has handled 4,484 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Westminster's typical decision time. The site is in the Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 478 applications across St James's. We hold 1,247 applications in total for the SW1P postcode area.

86% of full applications at City of Westminster were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SW1P 3AA
Application type: Full Planning Permission Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 November 2023
Target decision date: 29 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: Arcadis
Agent address: 80 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 4BY United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12457263
Comments: 0
Documents: 48

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Westminster Abbey And Parliament Square
Listed building: Grade II: The Institution of Civil EngineersOn this site
Article 4 direction: Article 4 Basement Development Permitted Rights Removed
Brownfield land register: 8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AERegister site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Westminster

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